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Phillies’ Howard Having Blast In Hometown State, Cards Look To Snap Skid
The St. Louis Cardinals (17-9 SU, 15-11 RL, 13-11-2 O/U) will be looking to snap their modest two-game losing streak for BetUS MLB sports betting backers when they host the Philadelphia Phillies (13-10 SU, 9-14 RL, 13-8-2 O/U) at Busch Stadium tonight at 8 PM ET.
The number three has a hold on all of us. Baseball’s inherent beauty is all about threes: three strikes to an out, three outs to an inning, three groups of three innings to a game. That’s why we’re sticking with the format as we present the three best series and the three best single games to bet on this week.
Who says golf betting can’t be exciting in May? Thanks to a nice schedule rearrangement a couple of years ago, the Players Championship, widely regarded in sports betting circles as the fifth major, is perfectly sandwiched between the Masters and the U.S. Open. With the richest purse in golf betting as well as the most famous hole and one of the top fields, the Players Championship odds are a hot sportsbook event.
Bettors aren’t buying that a long layoff will affect the Cleveland Cavaliers when they hit the court for Game 1 of their second round series against the Atlanta Hawks tonight.
Early Sportsbook.com trends show 90% of the action for tonight’s game is on the 11 ½-point favorite, Cavs with 76% of bettors liking the Over 179 points.
Check out the week to week schedule of your favorite NFL teams. Starting in Week 11, flexible scheduling comes into play for Sunday games. NBC has the Sunday night schedule and has the ability to move games from the afternoon to prime time. Keep your eye open for NFL network television games as well this year as the network will be in competition with Espn, and NBC for games as well.
Here is a look at the MLB Futures Odds each team is offering in our May edition of the Updated World Series future odds. We know it’s never too early to get the jump on a wagering season long before it ever takes place! We will update these odds throughout the season to track the progress of teams as they inch towards the fall. All lines are from Betus Sportsbook.
OK well we learned our lesson from the NBA yesterday. Today Handicapper Craig Trapp will give you the free winner, breakdown, records, and trends for Game 1 in the Hawks/Cavs series.
Craig’s NBA free play is on the Eastern Conference Game 1 matchup between the Cleveland Cavs and the Atlanta Hawks.
Oddsmakers at betED.com are expecting Tiger Woods to bounce back from his disappointing finish at the Quail Hollow Championship and win this week’s Players Championship.
Considered pro golf’s ‘5th Major,’ the Players Championship features most of the world’s top 50-ranked golfers.
Woods, the world’s No. 1 golfer, is a +275 favorite in PGA Golf Betting Odds to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., headquarters of the PGA Tour.
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Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Rockets vs Lakers odds: Lakers -1200
The Houston Rockets are happy to finally be past the first round but their stay in the playoffs may not last far beyond that.
Every now and then I notice things that just make me wonder…here is a quote from Fox Sports.com today
“A source told FOXSports.com to expect the NFL to consider playing Super Bowl LI (51) in London. Super Bowls XLIV through XLVII are already committed state-side and there’s no way the league would play a landmark game like Super Bowl L anywhere else but the U.S.
Even with the divisional rival Chicago Bears adding quarterback Jay Cutler, the Minnesota Vikings remain the favorite to win the NFC North.
The Vikings are listed as the +150 favorite to win the division title right now at Sportsbook.com, while the Bears and Green Bay Packers are listed at +180 odds.
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Craig’s MLB free play is in the National League today between the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins.
Regular season dominance
The Lakers were a perfect 4-0 straight-up in the four head-to-head meetings during the regular season and this is a bad sign for the Rockets as teams that were swept in the regular season (3+ games) are 0-25 all-time in a NBA playoff series.
Odds: Los Angeles is currently -900 to win this series, while the Rockets are +700.
Sunday May 3, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago White Sox (12-11) Tied for 2nd place in AL Central
Texas Rangers (11-12) 2nd place in AL West
The series is split at 1 game apiece. The rubber game matches up John Danks for Chicago and Matt Harrison for Texas.
May’s Good Month And Bad Month Pitchers
In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of May. Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.
One of the most intriguing stories of last year’s Major League Baseball season was the Tampa Bay Rays.
The perennial doormat of the AL East, the Rays had a season for the ages, beating out perennial division power Boston Red Sox, for last year’s division title-Tampa Bay finished the regular season with a record of 97-65 while Boston finished second with a 95-67.
